Loughborough Dynamo still on top of the division

It came on the back of one of arguably the best wins in the club’s history on Saturday, as Dynamo travelled to the then second placed Leek Town, scoring twice in stoppage time to record a dramatic 2-1 victory.

IT’S BEEN a strange old week for Loughborough Dynamo who are at the highest point in their history - top of the Evo-Stik Division One South.

And that’s even after a 6-0 home loss at Spalding United on Tuesday night.

It came on the back of one of arguably the best wins in the club’s history on Saturday, as Dynamo travelled to the then second placed Leek Town, scoring twice in stoppage time to record a dramatic 2-1 victory and move further clear at the top.

Tuesday may have brought everyone at the club back down to earth, but ahead of the visit of fifth placed Stafford Rangers this weekend assistant manager Marc Harvey says the players are desperate to show seven wins from the first nine games is no flash in the pan and they can challenge towards the top.

“We said to the lads after Tuesday night’s game hold your head up high when you walk in the bar as you’re still top of the league and to be top of the league at a club like Loughborough Dynamo is fantastic,” Harvey said. “The club has never been so high in its history so it’s clear that we’re building something special here.

“When you’re building something there is always going to be some bumps on the way.

“It’s been a tough start to the season playing every Tuesday and Saturday and last Tuesday we had come out of a tough game at Leek in a tough atmosphere, and I think the emotion of winning the game that late took it out on us.

“We looked a little jaded on Tuesday, but that’s not making excuses as Spalding deserved their victory. We, uncharacteristically for us, gave away possession too easily and they had, I think, seven shots on goals and scored with six of them.”

It’s another big game on Saturday, with Stafford Rangers, who were playing as high as Conference level in 2007, having told Loughborough they will be bringing over 200 fans with them to the NSG for tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) game.

“It’s going to be another big game in a pressured atmosphere for our players.

“But I saw how devastated our players were on Tuesday night.

“They’re chomping at the bit to put it right and I’m looking forward to it. 1-0 or 6-0, it’s still just three points we dropped on Tuesday.

“We’ve won seven of the first nine so there won’t be wholesale changes and I expect a reaction.

“We said at the start of the season we are looking at the top 10 and hopefully challenging for the play offs.

“That’s not been revised and we’ve had a very good start, one that’s surprised a few people, including some of the club.

“But if we’re winning seven out of every nine games then we’ll be right up there at the end.”